Tensions on the Peninsula: Korea, Northeast Asia, and the United States

Thursday, April 24, 2003

8:45 am - 12:15 pm EDT

The Brookings Institution

Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

Experts at the Annual CNAPS Spring Forum examined tensions between Korea, Northeast Asia, and the United States.

The first panel addressed North Korea’s motivations from Pyongyang’s perspective as well as the country’s economy and military capabilities. The second panel explored views from the region with insights from Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo and Moscow. A keynote address was delivered by General John H. Tilelli, Jr.

Agenda

April 24
- Introduction
  
  Strobe Talbott Distinguished Fellow - Foreign Policy @strobetalbott
- Moderators
  
  JBS
  
  James B. Steinberg Former Brookings Expert, University Professor, Social Science, International Affairs, and Law - Maxwell School, Syracuse University
  
  Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
- Panelists
  
  AL
  
  Alexander Lukin Director, Center for East Asian and SCO Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
  
  AS
  
  Allan Song Smith Richardson Foundation
  
  DO
  
  Don Oberdorfer Chairman, U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS
  
  JHC
  
  Jae Ho Chung Professor of International Relations, Seoul National University
  
  JP
  
  James Przystup National Defense University
  
  MN
  
  Marcus Noland Executive Vice President and Director of Research - Peterson Institute for International Economics
  
  Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy @MichaelEOHanlon
  
  MS
  
  Michael Swaine Senior Associate, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace